Q: Is 98,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,736 is a composite number.

Why is 98,736 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 98,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 33 34 44 48 51 66 68 88 102 121 132 136 176 187 204 242 264 272 363 374 408 484 528 561 726 748 816 968 1,122 1,452 1,496 1,936 2,057 2,244 2,904 2,992 4,114 4,488 5,808 6,171 8,228 8,976 12,342 16,456 24,684 32,912 49,368 and 98,736, with no remainder.

Since 98,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,736, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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